The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 431 [Slaughter Grizzly, 33 consecutive victories! 】

Isiah Thomas has won the title of "Little Assassin" this season. Although he doesn't play many games for the Clippers, he can play a role as soon as he plays.Thibodeau always put him on the court when it was most appropriate.

Thomas not only messed up the Grizzlies' defense with a breakthrough, but the defensive end did not become an irreparable loophole.When training in the team, Thomas worked very hard. His defense was comparable to that of a good guy, and he had no shortcomings except for the difference in height and strength.

Of course, the limited size makes it easy for Thomas to be overwhelmed by tall players.He was on the floor to defend Mo Williams. "Don't pass." If he is willing to pass the ball after the pick-and-roll, Thomas will definitely not be able to defend the shots of the inside players. However, Mo Williams wants to be a hero. He chose a dry shot in front of Thomas, and only hit one of the three shots. This kind of play the Clippers like to see most.

Holding on to the opponent's weakness and fighting endlessly may create a situation that makes the opponent so depressed that they almost don't want to fight.Marc Gasol also pulled out to double-screen Thomas and help him match Speights.

Defensively, Speights still needs to improve a lot.Now his basic defensive skills are still very rough. He gives up a lot of space to the opponent too generously in the paint, and is easy to eat the opponent's fake moves. He also often loses the chain in defensive rotation, especially in pick-and-roll defense. It looks very lazy, making people feel that he is not doing his best on the defensive end.All of the above can be chalked up to defensive inattention.

Speights is already slow, and if he doesn't concentrate, he will be damned if he can prevent Thomas, who relies on breakthroughs for food.Thomas slipped the bottom line twice and made a breakthrough, making a layup.

In the second quarter, the point difference widened to 20 points.In addition to the sharp offense of the Clippers, the defense did not relax. Barnes played 10 minutes a game and worked hard on the court. He didn't care about the statistics, he just focused on defense. Don't take the score seriously.Gay played very hard today. Against Barnes, a defensive maniac who spares no effort, it is difficult to connect the ball, let alone easy open shots.

Ye Feng, Smith and others applauded their teammates on the sidelines, and they have completely let go of the pressure. They all believe that they will win this game.At this time, the Grizzlies were very depressed. They always felt that after trading with the Clippers and trading the Gasol brothers out of the team, they were weaker than last season.Anyway, they won the Clippers in the playoffs last season, but this season they seem to be unable to fight.

In fact, the Grizzlies are not weak. The combination of Gortat and Griffin on the inside can blow up most teams. The combination of Westbrook, Williams and Billups on the outside is even more powerful. Gay is not responsible for holding the ball. Offensive, he became a running player like Josh Smith.The Grizzlies couldn't beat the Clippers, just because the Clippers restrained them and Ye Feng had no solution to singles.In the inside competition, the Grizzlies are not dominant.

Griffin seems to be much more athletic than Gasol and Love. After playing in the second quarter, there was an amazing supplementary dunk that knocked Gasol to the ground.

It's a pity that this kind of mighty goal is only 2 points. Griffin humiliated Gasol with a wonderful goal, which can be included in the highlights for fans to watch repeatedly.Uninformed fans may think that Griffin is too awesome, torturing the "soft guy" Gasol is like playing, but the fact is that if the two are facing each other, Gasol will rely on his height advantage to use hooks And the jump shot to clean up Griffin, it is very difficult for Griffin to score more than 20 points under the defense of Gasol.

The Grizzlies coaching staff also understands this, so they always pit Gortat against Gasol and Griffin against Love.Love pulled out from the perimeter, and Griffin was not good at defending the pick-and-roll. No matter how he switched positions, the Grizzlies always suffered. At the end of the half, the Grizzlies trailed by 21 points. There was not much suspense in this game.

Ye Feng scored 22 points in halftime. His success rate in singles is too high. No matter how close he is or how far he is, he is hard to guard against. If he is far away, he is just a pull-up. When he gets close, he can break through with just one or two fake moves.

In the second half, the Grizzlies' offense didn't improve either. Westbrook entered the blackout mode under strict defense, and his shooting percentage was very low. Griffin couldn't open it again, and it was impossible to win.The Grizzlies scorer is Billups. He mainly relies on outside shots to make three-pointers, and his shooting percentage is not high.In order to prevent Ye Feng, the Grizzlies finally used a double-team. As a result, Love got a chance and shot a wild three-pointer from the outside.

In the fourth quarter, the Clippers still led by more than 20 points. They replaced the substitutes and tried their best to defend. Although his offensive power was lower than that of the previous quarters, the efficiency of the Grizzlies he could defend also decreased.Facing Yi Jianlian, Griffin finally found the feeling and scored 6 points in a row, but it was too late, the early digging was too deep, and he couldn't catch up.

The Clippers defeated the Grizzlies 114 to 95, tying the historical record of 33 consecutive games amidst the cheers of the fans.

This game also created a new historical record for the number of spectators in the team's single game. The arena was packed with people, many of whom stood watching, and the fans felt that the trip was worthwhile.

叶锋全场得到28分5篮板10助攻，并不是快船得分最多的人。乐福34分17篮板，他的三分球13投7中。单场7个三分也是乐福的新记录。格里芬21分8篮板的数据相比之下显得暗淡无光。维斯布鲁克22投仅7中，盖伊11投4中，灰熊球星发挥都很糟糕，老将比卢普斯拿到了全队最高的23分。

The contributions of the other two Clippers cannot be ignored, one is Tony Allen and the other is Thomas.Tony Allen has always been tough on the defensive end. Thomas took over the game well when the main players were off the court, ensuring the team's offense. He scored 16 points and 5 assists. I have a lot of experience.

It is also worth mentioning that Barkley served as the live commentary of the game.During the commentary process, he kept saying good things about the Clippers. Before the first quarter was over, he predicted that the Clippers would definitely defeat the Grizzlies and achieve 33 consecutive victories.The explanations are heavily biased.

In the locker room after the game, more people squeezed in than ever before, which is a bigger thing than winning a championship.Fortunately, the Clippers' locker room has been renovated. If the small locker room used to be, it might collapse.

A large number of reporters gathered in front of Ye Feng's locker. The most frequently asked question was whether he was confident of winning against the Nuggets in the next game.

Ye Feng said: "We can win so many games and break the record. It is not confidence, but strength. There is no doubt that we will win."

Every winning streak, the media has to interview the Clippers players. The same thing has been said too many times, and people are just waiting to see the final result.

The Clippers' next opponent is the Denver Nuggets.

Last season, after the Nuggets experienced the Carmelo Anthony trade, they still achieved 50 regular season victories and entered the playoffs as they wished.The departure of JR. Smith, Kenyon Martin and others this season has reduced the Nuggets' offensive power.

No team has as much cap space as the Nuggets this offseason, and unfortunately, that's based on the fact that three of their generals have traveled to China to play.

Although they did not suffer from Anthony's trade last season, it is difficult for the Nuggets to go further in the new season.In the free agent market, apart from keeping Nene and Efflalo, the Denver people don't have a very big hand, and there is no super scorer who can dominate the game by offense.

However, it is not all bad news for the Nuggets. The biggest advantage of this team is its youth and vitality.Ty Lawson has proven his ability after being promoted as the starting point guard last season, and players like Gallinari also have a good scoring ability, and Wilson Qian, who has an eye-catching performance in the CBA Dele also came back and strengthened the striker.Under the strategizing of the famous coach Carl, the Nuggets can still make the playoffs this year. They have no superstars, but they have a group of good role players, and the depth of the lineup is among the best.

Of course, it is too difficult to beat the Clippers with a group of role players.After Kenyon Martin left, their interior defense was also weaker than before. Ye Feng once had a quadruple double against the Nuggets.

The Nuggets did not trade during the season. They wanted to send center Nene, but other teams could not come up with chips that satisfied the Nuggets.

In Ye Feng's previous life, the Nuggets, Wizards and Clippers made a three-way deal.The specific content of the transaction is that the Nuggets sent Nene to the Wizards and got Wizards centers McGee and Turiaf, while the Clippers got Nick Young from the Wizards; G and a future second-round pick to the Wizards.

Now the Clippers will not participate in any trades, and the Wizards do not want to trade Nick Young, and the Nuggets cannot exchange Nene for McGee, who has already won two championships.The league's "Brother Egg No. 2" has suffered numerous internal injuries, has an annual salary of tens of millions but has not been selected as an All-Star once, and the statistics are not convincing.The Cavaliers will replace him with the young and strong McGee unless he is sick. This season, McGee averaged 12.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game and hit the best data of his career. He has integrated into the Cavaliers and performed better than Varejao. The "Brazilian actor" is also suffering from injuries this season. The Cavaliers are likely to return to the playoffs under the leadership of Irving, Jamison and McGee.

Therefore, the Nuggets still have to rely on the lineup in the first half of the season. In addition, the Spaniard Rudy Fernandez also went to the Wizards. The current Nuggets No. 2 Afflalo has no good substitute.George Karl couldn't think of any way to beat the Clippers, so he could only try his best.

What is most beneficial to the Clippers is that the Nuggets will play an away game against the Timberwolves on the 26th, and it will be the second back-to-back game against the Clippers.Although the sparrow is small and well-equipped, even if the opponent is an underdog, it is impossible for the Nuggets players to not be affected by their physical strength.According to the normal style of play, the Nuggets should pay more attention to the game against the Timberwolves, which can be easily won.

(End of this chapter)